Eastern Theater of The American Civil War - Major Land Battles

Major Land Battles

Further information: List of American Civil War battles

The costliest land battles in the eastern theater, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing), were:

Battle State Date
Union
Confederacy		 Total
Strength Commander Casualties
Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania 01863-07-01July 1-3, 1863July 1–3, 1863 93,921 71,699 George G. Meade Robert E. Lee 23,055 23,231 46,286
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Virginia 01864-05-08May 8, 1864May 8–21, 1864 100,000 52,000 Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 18,399 13,421 31,820
Battle of Chancellorsville Virginia 01863-05-01May 1, 1863May 1–4, 1863 133,868 60,892 Joseph Hooker Robert E. Lee 17,197 13,303 30,500
Battle of the Wilderness Virginia 01864-05-05May 5, 1864May 5–7, 1864 101,895 61,025 Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 17,666 11,125 28,791
Battle of Antietam Maryland 01862-09-17September 17, 1862 75,500 38,000 George B. McClellan Robert E. Lee 12,401 10,316 22,717
2nd Battle of Bull Run Virginia 01862-08-29August 29, 1862August 29–30, 1862 62,000 50,000 John Pope Robert E. Lee 10,000 8,300 18,300
Battle of Fredericksburg Virginia 01862-12-11December 11, 1862December 11–15, 1862 114,000 72,500 Ambrose E. Burnside Robert E. Lee 12,653 5,377 18,030
Battle of Cold Harbor Virginia 01864-05-31May 31, 1864May 31 – June 12, 1864 108,000 59,000 Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 12,737 4,595 17,332
2nd Battle of Petersburg Virginia 01864-06-15June 15, 1864June 15–18, 1864 62,000 38,000 Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 11,386 4,000 15,386
Battle of Gaines's Mill Virginia 01862-06-27June 27, 1862 34,214 57,018 George B. McClellan Robert E. Lee 6,837 7,993 14,830
Battle of Seven Pines Virginia 01862-05-31May 31, 1862May 31 – June 1, 1862 34,000 39,000 George B. McClellan Joseph E. Johnston 5,031 6,134 11,165
Battle of Cedar Creek Virginia 01864-10-19October 19, 1864 31,610 21,102 Philip H. Sheridan Jubal A. Early 5,764 2,910 8,674
Battle of Opequon Virginia 01864-09-19September 19, 1864 40,000 12,000 Philip H. Sheridan Jubal A. Early 5,020 3,610 8,630
Battle of Malvern Hill Virginia 01862-07-01July 1, 1862 54,000 55,000 George B. McClellan Robert E. Lee 2,100 5,650 7,750
3rd Battle of Petersburg Virginia 01865-04-02April 2, 1865 76,113 58,400 Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 3,500 4,250 7,750

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